Abstract
High-precision measurements of the proton elastic form-factor ratio, μpGEp/GMp, have been made at four-momentum transfer, Q2, values between 0.2 and 0.5GeV2. The new data, while consistent with previous results, clearly show a ratio less than unity and significant differences from the central values of several recent phenomenological fits. By combining the new form-factor ratio data with an existing cross-section measurement, one finds that in this Q2 range the deviation from unity is primarily due to GEp being smaller than expected.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 202002 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 13 Nov 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |